Diyas reached the fouth round of Wimbledon in 2014 but never looked like causing Konta too many problems on a Sunday evening in front of a sparse crowd.

After the match Konta said, “I’m happy, every first round is tough there is no easy match but I was happy I could go out there and give my best and I was fortunate enough to come out on top.

“It was difficult with the conditions and managing the wind. She is very tough on grass, she is a very good player and I had to handle what ever was thrown at me and I felt I did that quite well today and I feel lucky and happy that I was able to come through that.

“To be honest I have not played that much here, it is only my fourth time playing here and my first time on centre.

“I’m just glad I got through and now I look forward to the next round.

“Makarova will be extremely tough, every tournament is at a very high level and all I can control is how I approach things my end and I’m looking forward to the challenge.

“To win in home town tournament makes me very happy it means, I get to sleep one more time in my own bed and eat my mum’s cooking so that’s always a bonus. I’m just looking forward to the next round and to enjoy my time here.”

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